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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has won the Singapore Grand Prix and moved closer to the Formula One championship lead.

The Spaniard made it back-to-back wins Sunday by holding off Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel over the final laps of the race, winning by just two-tenths of a second.

Red Bull's Mark Webber finished third - despite a collision that put McLaren's Lewis Hamilton out of the race. Webber has an 11-point lead in the championship with four races left.

The collision was investigated by stewards, but they took no action.

McLaren's Jenson Button finished fourth, ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Williams' Rubens Barrichello.

 

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MONZA, Italy (AP) -- Fernando Alonso recovered from a poor start to win the Italian Grand Prix for home team Ferrari on Sunday and revive his Formula One title chances.

The Spaniard lost pole position to McLaren's Jenson Button at the first corner but retook the lead after the pit stops to hold on for a 2.9-second victory.

Felipe Massa of Ferrari was third and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel fourth.

Red Bull driver Mark Webber, who finished sixth, leads the overall standings with 187 points. Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the first lap and is second with 182. Third-place Alonso has 166, Button 165 and Vettel 163.

Alonso said his 24th career victory came second only in importance to his Spanish GP win in 2006 as it gave him hope of a third world title with five races left.

"We made the right choices in the right moments," Alonso said after his third victory of the season. "With the result we gain some confidence and motivation for the whole team not to give up. (But) we need to remain calm. We need to find some consistency, that would be the key."

 

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Mark Webber secured a comfortable wire-to-wire victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel filled out the podium after Lewis Hamilton crashed with one lap remaining.

Webber made it 10 straight winners from pole position at the Circuit de Catalunya after the Australian drove a flawless race for a 24-second victory over Alonso.

"It was a crucial pole," said Webber, who celebrated his third career victory by throwing his helmet into the stands. "I controlled the race."

Hamilton was second for most of the race before his tire blew out to send the McLaren driver into the wall shortly before the finish. Vettel took advantage to finish third for Red Bull despite running into the gravel after one of his brake pads blew out.

"Like it or not, I think it was a very lucky day," Vettel said. "Third is not a disaster, it's good points but the result is difficult with how it came together. We were just lucky to bring the car home, to be honest."

 

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SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) -- Fernando Alonso won the Bahrain Grand Prix in his debut for Ferrari, leading the team to a 1-2 finish in Formula One's season-opening race on Sunday.

Alonso passed teammate Felipe Massa at the second corner after the start. He then overtook pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel on the 34th lap for a lead he would never relinquish.

After two frustrating years at Renault, Alonso pounded his chest after jumping on top of his car in celebration as Ferrari got off to its best start since 2004 -- when Michael Schumacher led a 1-2 start. Alonso replaced Kimi Raikkonen, who also won on his Ferrari debut three years ago.

"A very special day for me, coming back to the top of the podium is always special, but also more special with Ferrari and the history of the team and the expectations," Alonso said. "There is no better way to start the relationship."

 

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